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Amanohashidate, roughly meaning "bridge in the heaven", is a 3.6 kilometer long, pine tree covered sand bar, spanning across Miyazu Bay on the Tango Peninsula in northern Kyoto Prefecture. It is ranked as one of Japan's three most scenic views (nihon sankei).

The sand bar is best viewed from the hills on either side of the bay, which are both accessible by chair lift or cablecar. To view the sand bar as a "bridge in the heaven", turn your back towards the bay, bend over and look at it from between your legs. Travelers to Amanohashidate have been doing so for more than a millenium.

At the southern end of the sand bar, which is just a few steps from the railway station, stands Chionji, a nice Buddhist temple with a small tahoto, a kind of pagoda which still resembles the Indian stupa more than the more common three and five storied Japanese pagoda.

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How to get there

It takes about two hours and 4000 yen one way to reach Amanohashidate from Kyoto by direct limited express train, while the one way trip from Osaka take a few minutes longer, cost 5000 yen and requires a transfer at Fukuchiyama Station. By local trains, the trip takes more than twice as long but costs only about half.

Japan Rail Pass users note, that the trains to Amanohashidate run on non-JR tracks (owned by the Kitakinkitango Railway) on the last 35 kilometers between Fukuchiyama and Amanohashidate. This means, that pass holders will need to pay a supplementary fee of 1480 yen if using a limited express train or 740 yen if using a local train between Fukuchiyama and Amanohashidate.

Above fees and schedules are subject to change. For the current yen exchange rate, click here.

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Ratings for Amanohashidate:

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User Rating (by 153 users):	82/100	recommended

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English Links

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